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* "ComicBook/ForTheManWhoHasEverything": Disillusionment, and the choice between embracing a comforting lie and confronting a painful truth.
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* ''ComicBook/LexLuthorManOfSteel'': Might even a monster be convinced he's the hero of his own story?
* ''ComicBook/NewSuperMan'': Balance, be it between western and eastern systems of values, progress and tradition, focusing on the past and focusing on the future, detachment and emotion or strength and weakness.
* ''ComicBook/NewSuperMan'': Balance, be it between western and eastern systems of values, progress and tradition, focusing on the past and focusing on the future, detachment and emotion or strength and weakness.
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** Transgenerational trauma. Superman lives with the knowledge that he is the Last Son of Krypton–an entire planet with millions of years of history, billions of people, and all the potential it had, completely '''gone'''. Worst of all, it was a tragedy that could've easily been avoided. So, he's resolved to never let that level of loss ever happen to Earth, or anyone else.
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** Transgenerational trauma. Superman lives with the knowledge that he is and [[ComicBook/{{Supergirl}} his cousin]] are the Last Son Children of Krypton–an Krypton-– an entire planet with millions of years of history, billions of people, and all the potential it had, completely '''gone'''. gone. Worst of all, it was a tragedy that could've easily been avoided. So, he's resolved to never let that level of loss ever happen to Earth, or anyone else.
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** "ComicBook/ForTheManWhoHasEverything": Disillusionment, and the choice between embracing a lie and confronting a painful truth.
** ''ComicBook/LexLuthorManOfSteel'': Might even a monster be convinced he's the hero of his own story?
** ''ComicBook/NewSuperMan'': Balance, be it between western and eastern systems of values, progress and tradition, focusing on the past and focusing on the future, detachment and emotion or strength and weakness.
** ''ComicBook/LexLuthorManOfSteel'': Might even a monster be convinced he's the hero of his own story?
** ''ComicBook/NewSuperMan'': Balance, be it between western and eastern systems of values, progress and tradition, focusing on the past and focusing on the future, detachment and emotion or strength and weakness.
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* Creator/GrantMorrison's run on ''ComicBook/DoomPatrol'': It's better to live in a weird and chaotic world, so lets embrace the madness!
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* ''[[ComicBook/TheReturnOfBarryAllen The Flash: The Return of Barry Allen]]'': The need to move on from the shadow of your hero and becoming one in your own right, all while honoring your predecessor. Best exemplified in the conflict between [[{{Characters/TheFlashWallyWest}} Wally West]] and [[spoiler: [[{{Characters/TheFlashEobardThawne}} Eobard Thawne]]]]. Wally must learn to move past the shadow of his late mentor Barry Allen. [[spoiler: Thawne, on the other hand, wants to ''be'' Barry Allen, and when that doesn't work, he decides to destroy everything he stood for.]]
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* ''Comicbook/TheSandman'': ''Comicbook/TheSandman1989'': All things change, all things end. Neither of these are terrible. And there is always more to everything (and everyone) than you expect.
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** Transgenerational trauma. Superman lives with the knowledge that he is the Last Son of Krypton–an entire planet with millions of years of history, billions of people, and all the potential it had, completely '''gone'''. Worst of all, it was a tragedy that could've easily been avoided. So, he's resolved to never let that level of loss ever happen to Earth, or anyone else.
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** The post-ComicBook/New52 series ([[ComicBook/{{Batgirl 2011}} 2011-present]]) featuring Barbara Gordon is about healing the wounds of the past, whether physical, emotional or psychological.
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** The post-ComicBook/New52 series ([[ComicBook/{{Batgirl 2011}} 2011-present]]) 2011-2016]]) featuring Barbara Gordon is about healing the wounds of the past, whether physical, emotional or psychological.
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** YouCouldHaveUsedYourPowersForGood and UpbringingMakesTheHero are major themes for Superman's rogue's gallery, and how they are [[EvilCounterpart dark reflections]] on the Man of Steel himself. His enemies have all lucked into abilities that set them apart and above regular people, but generally only utilize them for selfish and petty reasons because they literally can't see beyond their short-term desires. No one ''deserves'' powers, but what one does with it is the true test of character; Superman is the Man of Tomorrow because he uses his gifts to help others, while his adversaries are very much People of the Past because they only wish to prop themselves up over others.
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** YouCouldHaveUsedYourPowersForGood and UpbringingMakesTheHero are major themes for Superman's rogue's gallery, and how they are [[EvilCounterpart dark reflections]] on the Man of Steel himself. His enemies have all lucked into abilities that set them apart and above regular people, but generally only utilize them for selfish and petty reasons because they literally can't see beyond their short-term desires. No one ''deserves'' powers, power, but what one does with it is the true test of character; Superman is the Man of Tomorrow because he uses his gifts to help others, while his adversaries are very much People of the Past because they only wish to prop themselves up over others.
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** YouCouldHaveUsedYourPowersForGood and UpbringingMakesTheHero are major themes for Superman's rogue's gallery, and how they are [[EvilCounterpart dark reflections]] on the Man of Steel himself. His enemies have all lucked into abilities that set them apart and above regular people, but generally only utilize them for selfish and petty reasons because they literally can't see beyond their short-term desires. Superman is the Man of Tomorrow, while his adversaries are very much People of the Past.
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** YouCouldHaveUsedYourPowersForGood and UpbringingMakesTheHero are major themes for Superman's rogue's gallery, and how they are [[EvilCounterpart dark reflections]] on the Man of Steel himself. His enemies have all lucked into abilities that set them apart and above regular people, but generally only utilize them for selfish and petty reasons because they literally can't see beyond their short-term desires. No one ''deserves'' powers, but what one does with it is the true test of character; Superman is the Man of Tomorrow, Tomorrow because he uses his gifts to help others, while his adversaries are very much People of the Past.Past because they only wish to prop themselves up over others.
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** In particular, practically every member of Batman's Rogue's Gallery either reflects a part of Batman himself and/or like him has an over-arching trauma that has shaped their lives ever since -- except where he has used his trauma to make himself a better man by defending the innocent and trying to prevent what happened to him from happening to others as much as possible, they have succumbed to despair and evil and use their traumas as an excuse to hurt others.
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** In particular, practically every member of Batman's Rogue's Gallery either reflects a part of Batman himself and/or like him has an over-arching trauma that has shaped their lives ever since -- except where he has used his trauma to make himself a better man by defending the innocent and trying to prevent what happened to him from happening to others as much as possible, they have succumbed to despair and evil evil, and use their traumas as an excuse to hurt others.
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** One bad day can drive a normal man to madness, but we have the choice to stay sane even when confronted with tragedy and suffering. Truly evil people are [[EvilCannotComprehendGood often convinced]] that ''everyone'' is as bad as they are, and they'll go to extreme lengths to prove it. That doesn't make it true.
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** One bad day can drive a normal man to madness, but we have the choice to stay sane even when confronted with tragedy and suffering. Truly evil people are [[EvilCannotComprehendGood often convinced]] that ''everyone'' is as bad as they are, are and they'll will go to extreme lengths to prove it. That doesn't make it true.
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** YouCouldHaveUsedYourPowersForGood and UpbringingMakesTheHero are major themes for Superman's rogues rogue's gallery, and how they are [[EvilCounterpart dark reflections]] on the Man of Steel himself. His enemies have all lucked into abilities that set them apart and above regular people, but generally only utilize them for selfish and petty reasons because they literally can't see beyond their short-term desires. Superman is the Man of Tomorrow, while his adversaries are very much People of the Past.
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** "Who makes the world?" When even a PhysicalGod doesn't have all the answers, when the "world's smartest man" is filled with doubt and the Presidents and businessmen are equally confused, why do ordinary people keep believing that they are more powerless or that [[HoldingOutForAHero they need heroes]]?
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** "Who makes the world?" When even a PhysicalGod doesn't have all the answers, answers when the "world's smartest man" is filled with doubt and the Presidents and businessmen are equally confused, why do ordinary people keep believing that they are more powerless or that [[HoldingOutForAHero they need heroes]]?
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* ''ComicBook/AstroCity'': The ordinariness of the extraordinary.
** Multi-issue arcs tend to have their own central themes as well. ''Confession'', about a sinister superhero training a sidekick while public opinion turns against supers, is about doing the right thing regardless of what people think. ''The Tarnished Angel'', a noir mystery about lowlife supervillains being murdered, is about shame and the hold of the past.
* ''ComicBook/TheAuthority'': How far are you willing to go to make the world a better place?
* The three different series of ''Comicbook/{{Batgirl}}'' each have three different overarching themes:
** The [[ComicBook/{{Batgirl 2000}} 2000-2006 series]] featuring Cassandra Cain is about innocence and redemption; specifically, about how innocence can be corrupted and what is required to redeem someone for the wrongs they've done in the past.
** The [[ComicBook/{{Batgirl 2009}} 2009-2011 series]] featuring Stephanie Brown is about heroism, and what it takes to be a hero even if no one else thinks you're capable of it.
** The post-ComicBook/New52 series ([[ComicBook/{{Batgirl 2011}} 2011-present]]) featuring Barbara Gordon is about healing the wounds of the past, whether physical, emotional or psychological.
* ''{{Franchise/Batman}}'': How the traumas of the past affect the choices we make, and thus how they shape us into the people we are in the present.
** In particular, practically every member of Batman's Rogue's Gallery either reflects a part of Batman himself and/or like him has an over-arching trauma that has shaped their lives ever since -- except where he has used his trauma to make himself a better man by defending the innocent and trying to prevent what happened to him from happening to others as much as possible, they have succumbed to despair and evil and use their traumas as an excuse to hurt others.
* ''ComicBook/BatmanTheDarkKnightReturns'': To bring justice, do you have to operate outside the law, or become enslaved by it?
* Creator/WarrenEllis' run on [[ComicBook/{{Gen13}} DV8]]: A really dark take on ThePowerOfFriendship - The world is a harsh place you won't survive in without real friends.
* ''ComicBook/ExMachina'': Do the ends justify the means? And, does anything ever really end, anyway?
* ''ComicBook/FlexMentallo'': Don't throw away things you love because they are seen as [[SillyRabbitIdealismIsForKids immature, silly, or stupid]].
* The work of Creator/GeoffJohns frequently revolves around themes such as family, managing your emotions, and finding your place in the world, with the theme corresponding to the overall motif or theme of the character(s) he's writing for. For example:
** His ''ComicBook/GreenLantern'' run spanning pre- and post-ComicBook/New52 revolves around overcoming fear and accepting your emotions.
** His ''ComicBook/JusticeSocietyOfAmerica'' run focuses on family.
** His ''Franchise/TheFlash'' run explores the character's need to 'slow down' (i.e. take time out every now and again).
** His ''ComicBook/{{Aquaman}}'' run looks at what it is to be an outsider.
* ''ComicBook/GothamAcademy:'' Childhood innocence preserving in face of a dark world.
* ''ComicBook/GothamCentral:'' Even in an extraordinary world the professional and personal challenges of the police force remain the same.
* ''ComicBook/TheKillingJoke'':
** One bad day can drive a normal man to madness, but we have the choice to stay sane even when confronted with tragedy and suffering. Truly evil people are [[EvilCannotComprehendGood often convinced]] that ''everyone'' is as bad as they are, and they'll go to extreme lengths to prove it. That doesn't make it true.
** Can you actually help the mentally ill by treating them? If you can't treat them and if you keep them alive knowing they will keep killing, can TheHero be considered saner than the villain who realizes the absurdity of the situation?
* ''ComicBook/KingdomCome'': What exactly ''are'' the differences between TheCape and the NinetiesAntiHero?
** The road to hell is paved with good intentions.
* ''ComicBook/LexLuthorManOfSteel'': Might even a monster be convinced he's the hero of his own story?
* ''ComicBook/NewSuperMan'': Balance, be it between western and eastern systems of values, progress and tradition, focusing on the past and focusing on the future, detachment and emotion or strength and weakness.
* ''ComicBook/{{Planetary}}'': The world is full of wonders and we should do everything we can to stop anyone who wants to hoard them for themselves
* ''ComicBook/{{Preacher}}'': GodIsEvil. Why else would the world be like ''this?''
* ''Comicbook/TheSandman'': All things change, all things end. Neither of these are terrible. And there is always more to everything (and everyone) than you expect.
* Creator/ScottSnyder's work on ''ComicBook/DarkNightsMetal'', ''ComicBook/JusticeLeagueNoJustice'' and ''ComicBook/JusticeLeague2018'' are all connected by a theme of there always being more to everything than you think. Things we thought familiar might hide a DarkSecret, hope might shine even in the DarkestHour, we might find strength in our failures and even if it's true HumansAreBastards by nature, they can rise above it.
* ''{{Franchise/Superman}}'':
** What it means to be a hero, a good person, and an inspiration to others -- and how these three qualities are not necessarily the same.
** One doesn't need powers to make the world a better place, just the will to do so.
** Hope and idealism always beat brute-force and cynicism.
** Brain beats Brawn. Every time. Superman, [[DumbMuscle despite his reputation]], more often than not has to rely on his quick-thinking and creative applications of his powers to fight and beat enemies. The real drama comes from how many people get hurt before he can find a way to end a fight passively.
** The complex nature of identity--[[SecretIdentity secret]] or otherwise. The writers have gotten a lot of mileage out of exploring the fact that Superman is essentially three different people: "Superman" (a superhuman crusader for truth and justice), "Clark Kent" (an unassuming journalist from Middle America), and "Kal-El" (a tempest-tossed refugee from a dying alien race). There are many different possible interpretations of which of them--if any--is his "real" identity...which is kind of the point.
** YouCouldHaveUsedYourPowersForGood and UpbringingMakesTheHero are major themes for Superman's rogues gallery, and how they are [[EvilCounterpart dark reflections]] on the Man of Steel himself. His enemies have all lucked into abilities that set them apart and above regular people, but generally only utilize them for selfish and petty reasons because they literally can't see beyond their short-term desires. Superman is the Man of Tomorrow, while his adversaries are very much People of the Past.
* ''ComicBook/SwampThing'': What makes us human? Is there a part of our humanity that will not disappear even if everything else is taken away from us?
* ''ComicBook/{{Transmetropolitan}}'': The ways in which societies remain the same even in the face of [[TheSingularity inconceivable and massive-scale technological advancement]], particularly with regards to social and political corruption, greed, prejudice, class systems and [[BreadAndCircuses apathy]].
** And, by WordOfGod, the idea that it will always be the people willing to stand up and raise their voices who will change society.
* ''ComicBook/VForVendetta'':
** What does it mean to have freedom? What price is it worth?
** Can {{justice}} ever be attained through {{revenge}}?
* ''Comicbook/{{Watchmen}}'':
** What would inspire someone to dress up in an elaborate costume and fight crime as a vigilante outside of the fantastical world of comic books.
** Also, explicitly: "Who watches the Watchmen?" (Who protects the people who protect us? And if they go wrong, how will we know, and who'll protect us from them?)
** The choice between [[StrawNihilist living without morals]] and [[KnightTemplar letting your morals define you]], and the inevitable pitfalls that come with both choices.
** "Who makes the world?" When even a PhysicalGod doesn't have all the answers, when the "world's smartest man" is filled with doubt and the Presidents and businessmen are equally confused, why do ordinary people keep believing that they are more powerless or that [[HoldingOutForAHero they need heroes]]?
** Do the ends ever justify the means? Is sacrificing a ton of people for “the greater good” ever right?
* ''Comicbook/WonderWoman'': The conflict between the desire for peace and how it may be sometimes necessary to fight in order to ensure it.
* ''ComicBook/YTheLastMan'': What does it really mean to be a man?
* ''ComicBook/AstroCity'': The ordinariness of the extraordinary.
** Multi-issue arcs tend to have their own central themes as well. ''Confession'', about a sinister superhero training a sidekick while public opinion turns against supers, is about doing the right thing regardless of what people think. ''The Tarnished Angel'', a noir mystery about lowlife supervillains being murdered, is about shame and the hold of the past.
* ''ComicBook/TheAuthority'': How far are you willing to go to make the world a better place?
* The three different series of ''Comicbook/{{Batgirl}}'' each have three different overarching themes:
** The [[ComicBook/{{Batgirl 2000}} 2000-2006 series]] featuring Cassandra Cain is about innocence and redemption; specifically, about how innocence can be corrupted and what is required to redeem someone for the wrongs they've done in the past.
** The [[ComicBook/{{Batgirl 2009}} 2009-2011 series]] featuring Stephanie Brown is about heroism, and what it takes to be a hero even if no one else thinks you're capable of it.
** The post-ComicBook/New52 series ([[ComicBook/{{Batgirl 2011}} 2011-present]]) featuring Barbara Gordon is about healing the wounds of the past, whether physical, emotional or psychological.
* ''{{Franchise/Batman}}'': How the traumas of the past affect the choices we make, and thus how they shape us into the people we are in the present.
** In particular, practically every member of Batman's Rogue's Gallery either reflects a part of Batman himself and/or like him has an over-arching trauma that has shaped their lives ever since -- except where he has used his trauma to make himself a better man by defending the innocent and trying to prevent what happened to him from happening to others as much as possible, they have succumbed to despair and evil and use their traumas as an excuse to hurt others.
* ''ComicBook/BatmanTheDarkKnightReturns'': To bring justice, do you have to operate outside the law, or become enslaved by it?
* Creator/WarrenEllis' run on [[ComicBook/{{Gen13}} DV8]]: A really dark take on ThePowerOfFriendship - The world is a harsh place you won't survive in without real friends.
* ''ComicBook/ExMachina'': Do the ends justify the means? And, does anything ever really end, anyway?
* ''ComicBook/FlexMentallo'': Don't throw away things you love because they are seen as [[SillyRabbitIdealismIsForKids immature, silly, or stupid]].
* The work of Creator/GeoffJohns frequently revolves around themes such as family, managing your emotions, and finding your place in the world, with the theme corresponding to the overall motif or theme of the character(s) he's writing for. For example:
** His ''ComicBook/GreenLantern'' run spanning pre- and post-ComicBook/New52 revolves around overcoming fear and accepting your emotions.
** His ''ComicBook/JusticeSocietyOfAmerica'' run focuses on family.
** His ''Franchise/TheFlash'' run explores the character's need to 'slow down' (i.e. take time out every now and again).
** His ''ComicBook/{{Aquaman}}'' run looks at what it is to be an outsider.
* ''ComicBook/GothamAcademy:'' Childhood innocence preserving in face of a dark world.
* ''ComicBook/GothamCentral:'' Even in an extraordinary world the professional and personal challenges of the police force remain the same.
* ''ComicBook/TheKillingJoke'':
** One bad day can drive a normal man to madness, but we have the choice to stay sane even when confronted with tragedy and suffering. Truly evil people are [[EvilCannotComprehendGood often convinced]] that ''everyone'' is as bad as they are, and they'll go to extreme lengths to prove it. That doesn't make it true.
** Can you actually help the mentally ill by treating them? If you can't treat them and if you keep them alive knowing they will keep killing, can TheHero be considered saner than the villain who realizes the absurdity of the situation?
* ''ComicBook/KingdomCome'': What exactly ''are'' the differences between TheCape and the NinetiesAntiHero?
** The road to hell is paved with good intentions.
* ''ComicBook/LexLuthorManOfSteel'': Might even a monster be convinced he's the hero of his own story?
* ''ComicBook/NewSuperMan'': Balance, be it between western and eastern systems of values, progress and tradition, focusing on the past and focusing on the future, detachment and emotion or strength and weakness.
* ''ComicBook/{{Planetary}}'': The world is full of wonders and we should do everything we can to stop anyone who wants to hoard them for themselves
* ''ComicBook/{{Preacher}}'': GodIsEvil. Why else would the world be like ''this?''
* ''Comicbook/TheSandman'': All things change, all things end. Neither of these are terrible. And there is always more to everything (and everyone) than you expect.
* Creator/ScottSnyder's work on ''ComicBook/DarkNightsMetal'', ''ComicBook/JusticeLeagueNoJustice'' and ''ComicBook/JusticeLeague2018'' are all connected by a theme of there always being more to everything than you think. Things we thought familiar might hide a DarkSecret, hope might shine even in the DarkestHour, we might find strength in our failures and even if it's true HumansAreBastards by nature, they can rise above it.
* ''{{Franchise/Superman}}'':
** What it means to be a hero, a good person, and an inspiration to others -- and how these three qualities are not necessarily the same.
** One doesn't need powers to make the world a better place, just the will to do so.
** Hope and idealism always beat brute-force and cynicism.
** Brain beats Brawn. Every time. Superman, [[DumbMuscle despite his reputation]], more often than not has to rely on his quick-thinking and creative applications of his powers to fight and beat enemies. The real drama comes from how many people get hurt before he can find a way to end a fight passively.
** The complex nature of identity--[[SecretIdentity secret]] or otherwise. The writers have gotten a lot of mileage out of exploring the fact that Superman is essentially three different people: "Superman" (a superhuman crusader for truth and justice), "Clark Kent" (an unassuming journalist from Middle America), and "Kal-El" (a tempest-tossed refugee from a dying alien race). There are many different possible interpretations of which of them--if any--is his "real" identity...which is kind of the point.
** YouCouldHaveUsedYourPowersForGood and UpbringingMakesTheHero are major themes for Superman's rogues gallery, and how they are [[EvilCounterpart dark reflections]] on the Man of Steel himself. His enemies have all lucked into abilities that set them apart and above regular people, but generally only utilize them for selfish and petty reasons because they literally can't see beyond their short-term desires. Superman is the Man of Tomorrow, while his adversaries are very much People of the Past.
* ''ComicBook/SwampThing'': What makes us human? Is there a part of our humanity that will not disappear even if everything else is taken away from us?
* ''ComicBook/{{Transmetropolitan}}'': The ways in which societies remain the same even in the face of [[TheSingularity inconceivable and massive-scale technological advancement]], particularly with regards to social and political corruption, greed, prejudice, class systems and [[BreadAndCircuses apathy]].
** And, by WordOfGod, the idea that it will always be the people willing to stand up and raise their voices who will change society.
* ''ComicBook/VForVendetta'':
** What does it mean to have freedom? What price is it worth?
** Can {{justice}} ever be attained through {{revenge}}?
* ''Comicbook/{{Watchmen}}'':
** What would inspire someone to dress up in an elaborate costume and fight crime as a vigilante outside of the fantastical world of comic books.
** Also, explicitly: "Who watches the Watchmen?" (Who protects the people who protect us? And if they go wrong, how will we know, and who'll protect us from them?)
** The choice between [[StrawNihilist living without morals]] and [[KnightTemplar letting your morals define you]], and the inevitable pitfalls that come with both choices.
** "Who makes the world?" When even a PhysicalGod doesn't have all the answers, when the "world's smartest man" is filled with doubt and the Presidents and businessmen are equally confused, why do ordinary people keep believing that they are more powerless or that [[HoldingOutForAHero they need heroes]]?
** Do the ends ever justify the means? Is sacrificing a ton of people for “the greater good” ever right?
* ''Comicbook/WonderWoman'': The conflict between the desire for peace and how it may be sometimes necessary to fight in order to ensure it.
* ''ComicBook/YTheLastMan'': What does it really mean to be a man?
